Consultancy spend exceptions – November 2015

During **November 2015**, the following exceptions to the consultancy freeze above £20,000 have been considered by the Chief Executive in his capacity as Accounting Officer; and the requests for consultancy below £20,000 have been considered by the Director of Corporate Operations.

| Approval date | Ref: No. & Directorate | Summary of application | Decision | |---------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------| | 03/11/2015 | 56C(2) RME | Evidence of revenue generation and abstraction from historical open-access entry and expansion, extension in time only (extension to ref: 56C) | Approved | | 05/11/2015 | 73C Highways | Scoping ORR’s RIS2 efficiency review of Highways England, £59,000 | Approved | | 30/11/2015 | 74C Legal | Review of competition guidelines, £4,000 | Approved |